First Settlers of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana: 1808-1839 Published by Carol Young Knight. Submitted by Annette Carpenter Womack Date: June 1999 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ============================================================================= Published book pages 90-105 of 187. See also full name index and place name index. ============================================================================= First Settlers of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana 1808-1839 Self-Published by Carol Young Knight (C) 1985? Permission to upload received June 1999 Prepared and uploaded by Annette Carpenter Womack ============================================================================= CONVEYANCE RECORDS OF CATAHOULA PARISH, LA. BOOK A - 1808-1839 ============================================================================= CONVEYANCE RECORDS OF CATAHOULA PARISH, LA. - BOOK B (continued) 483C SAMUEL ALLEN paid $500 to H.B. JOHNSON for a negro slave, SARA, about 20 years old ... Witness: RICKARD KING, LUMAN PHELPS /s/ HUGH B. JOHNSON 484C 3 April 1824 - RUHANIAH (?) CRISWELL sells to JESSE BOWDEN a negro woman, MILLY, about 28 years old, for $450... /s/ RUHAMAN CRISWELL - Witness: ELISHA WHATLEY, JOHN BOWDEN 485C HUGH B. JOHNSON sells to JOHN J. BOWIE for $1100 the following slaves: FANEY about 35 years old, MARIAH about 3 years old, and SARAH about 20 years old and her child, THOMAS, about 3 ... /s/ JOHN J. BOWIE - Witness: SAMUEL ALLEN, JOHN GALVIN 486C 3 November 1823 - JOHN J. BOWIE sells for $300 to HUGH B. JOHNSON an improvement of land on Deer Creek adjoining lands of CASPER YOUNG on the upper side and on the lower side lands claimed by GEORGE BIRD' and is the same acquired at Sheriff's Sale by JOHN J. BOWIE at the suit of HEABERLING & CO., Sellers ... Witness: SAMUEL ALLEN, JOHN BALVEN 487C ABRAHAM BIRD vs. JOHN J. BOWIE - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $650 ... /s/ J.H. OVERTON, Judge 7th District 488C 12 April 1824 - FREDERICK GALLOWAY sells for $150 to WILLIAM BRUNE of Natchez, Miss., an improvement of land on Sicily Island being same conveyed to GALLOWAY by ABRAHAM ADAMS... Witness: JAMES BROWN, M.K. HOOTER 489C 13 April 1824 - JAMES C. CALDWELL sells for $400 to THOMAS GRAYSON, a negro girl, MARIAH, about 14 years old ... Witness: G.W. MATTHEWS, JOHN BRUCE 490C 13 April 1824 - Received of JAMES C. CALDWELL $400 - part of $1500 that CALDWELL owes me for which I mortgaged in April 1820 three negroes: ABRAM and MARIAH, and in consideration of the $400 I release negro girl, MARIAH... /s/ ROBT. CALDWELL 491C ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND sells for $4318.29 negroes: BEN, FANNY,LIZZY, MARY, DENNIS, HARRY, CAROLINE, MINOR and JAKE... Witness: PHILIP BROWN, JOHN LOVELACE 492C 7 June 1824 - JOHN KITTERLIN paid $450 to WILLIAM MILLS for a negro woman, CELA about 26 years old... Witness: JOS WILLIAMS, GEO. S.HOLCH 493C 14 January 1824 - RICHARD GREEN sells to JOHN GREEN a negro girl, WINNEY, about nine years old, for $300 ... Witness: ABRAHAM GRAY 494C 15 January 1824 - BENJAMIN LINDSAY sells to ABRAHAM GRAY a negro girl, MIME, about 16 years of age ... /s/ BENJAMIN LINDSEY, AMY (x) LINDSEY Witness: JOHN GREEN -91- 495C 17 June 1824 - ISAAC FORD sells to LITTY BANNISTER for $1000, 50 head cattle, 3 head horses, household and kitchen furniture, one improvement of land being the same conveyed to me by JOHN BANNISTER...Witness: REUBEN JONES, MICAJAH (x) COOPER 496C 12 December 1823 - SAMUEL L. SPENCER and PRUDENCE, his wife, of the County of Wood, State of Virginia, on the one part, and GEORGE SPENCER of the Parish of Catahoula on the other part, witness that an agreement was made in writing dated 28 June 1819 wherein GEORGE agreed to relinquich to SAMUEL, his claim or share in a tract of land lying in Wood County, Virginia, upon the Ohio River purchased by their Father JOSEPH SPENCER of WILLIAM SMITH of Baltimore, which said land is now conveyed by JOSEPH to SAMUEL, in consideration of which agreement on the part of said GEORGE, the said SAMUEL agreed on his part that the said GEORGE should have ... tract of land with the saw mill thereon being in Catahoula Parish ... at mouth of Hemphill's Creek..640 acres ... /s/ SAMUEL L. SPENCER, PRUDENCE SPENCER - Witness: D.B. SPENCER Wood County, Virginia 487C Witness to signature of SAMUEL L. SPENCER and PRUDENCE SPENCER 498C 17 June 1824 - GEORGE CAMSTER of the State of Missouri sells to HANNAH JOICE of the Parish of Catahoula, State of Louisiana, a negro girl, WINNE, about 15 years of age, for $400... /s/ GEORGE CAMSTER Witness: ROBERT ROGERS, REUBEN JONES, ISAAC (x) FORD 499C JOSEPH SPENCER of the County of Wood, State of Virginia, for $1 paid by GEORGE SPENCER of the Parish of Catahoula, ... a deed of conveyance was made by EDWARD BULLIN of a tract of land at the mouth of a water course called Hemphill's Creek, containing 640 acres to SAMUEL L . SPENCER and JOSEPH SPENCER, JR. and JOHN CLARK, as tenants in common ... JOSEPH SPENCER, JR., since deceased and in interest so vested in him, is supposed to have descended to the said JOSEPH SPENCER, his father... the said GEORGE has since purchased the land of the same SAMUEL L. SPENCER... releases claim to GEORGE SPENCER... all my right, title and interest ... /s/ JOSEPH SPENCER - Witness: JAMES MOORE, DAVID B. SPENCER Wood County, VA - JAMES FOLEY and JOSEPH KENNARD witness signature of JOSEPH SPENCER to the foregoing deed - 27 December 1823 500C 26 June 1824 - JOHN J. BOWIE sells for $375 to WILLIAM DOBBS a negro woman, ELLEN, about 21 years of age ... Witness: JOHN LOVELACE, JAMES (x) JOHNSTON 501C CHARLES C. RIVES sells to BALDWIN MALLETTE for $9000 a tract of land on which RIVES now resides, containing 200 arpents, which RIVES bought of RICHARD KING, agent for JOHN BROWN & CO., situated on the Little Bushley... slaves: BILL, 35; ANNIS, his wife age 25; RACHEL 7 LUCY age 2 112; HARRY, 3 months; TONY age 32; LOUISA his wife age 25; PERMELLA age 20; TOM age 3 her son; WILL age 40; ISAAC age 13; ... 8 head or horses and mules, 7 head of cattle, one ox, farming utensils, one dray, plus the boat at Harrisonburg, all hoursehold and kitchen furniture and all the plank at Spooner's Sawmill ... /s/ CHARLES C. RIVES Witness:DAVID McCLEUR, EDW DORSEY 92- 502C 14 October 1824 - NATHANIEL POPE HUNTER makes Power of Attorney appointing his brother, JAMES G. HUNTER, formerly of this Parish, his true and lawful attorney for the purpose of conveying his part or interest to a certain tract of land in Ouachita - dated 15 October 1824 ... stands void /s/ N.P.HUNTER - Witness: S.M. HODKINS, LUMAN PHELPS 503C 17 July 1824 - NATHANIEL POPE HUNTER sells for $50 to RICHARD KING and THOMAS A. KING a tract of land lying and being in the Parish of Ouachita conveyed by OLIVER J. MORGAN to HUNTER... 800 arpens known as land on Bayou Bartholmoiu derived by purchase at the Bastrop Grant and afterwards conveyed to OLIVER J. MORGAN by my said father, JAMES HUNTER, deceased ... Witness: S.M. HODKINS, LUMAN PHELPS 504C 26 July 1824 - LAVICA McWILLIAMS sells to ROBERT ROGERS of the Parish of Ouachita for $300... for the use and benefit of JOHN L. SMITH, a negro girl, HARRIET about 13 years old (JOHN L. SMITH is a minor under the age of puberty)... /s/ LAVICA McWILLIAMS - Witness: G.N. MATTHEWS, S.M. HODKINS 505C 11 August 1824 - RICHARD BALLEWof the Parish of Ouachita sells to RICHARD MURPHY of the Parish of St. Landrew for $650, a negro man LEWIS, about 18 years of age... Witness: G.W. LOVELACE, S.M. HODKINS 506C 4 April 1823 - Before me, OLIVER J. MORGAN, Parish Judge for the Parish of Ouachita, appeared JOHN J. BOWIE, an inhabitant of the Parish of Catahoula, for $22.50 BOWIE sells to ANTOINE HEBERT and JOHN HEBERARD, JR., inhabitants of the Parish of Ouachita, a tract of land at the junction of Ouachita, Black and Little Rivers, containing 1000 arpens, being same BOWIE purchased at Sheriff's Sale Witness: GEORGE HAMILTON 507C 7 September 1824 - THOMAS BRYAN sells for $100 to RICHARD MASTERS 100 acres lying and being near Catahoula Prairie ... being part of tract of land confirmed to JAMES LEAVINT and sold at Sheriff's Sale as the property of JAMES G. HUNTER... Witness: JAS WILLIAMS, ABSALOM G. THOMAS 508C 6 September 1824 - DAVID DEVORE. sells for $100 to DAVID WILLIAMSON 100 acres on teh Waters of the Bushley on which JOSEPH R. CARTER now resides and where BENJ. COCHRAN now lives at the upper end of the Prairie ... Witness: JAS. WILLIAMS, A.G. THOMAS 509C 8 September 1824 - Agreement between THOMAS BRYAN and EDW DORSY. THOMAS agrees to act for DORSEY... to attend to business of said DORSEY, as Sheriff until 6 March... for these services BRYAN is to receive one-half of all fees and emolements which may accrue or belong to the office of Sheriff, and DORSEY agrees to pay expenses such as ferriage, postage, and stationary which BRYAN is to keep on account and to pay 5% on all collections ... Witness: THO A. KING, J.N.B. THOMSON -93- 510C 16 September 1824 - ARCHIBALD RIDDLE acknowledges debt to RICHARD KING OF $160 ... mortgages tract of land on west side of Ouachita River adjacent to lands of JAMES STOKES on the lower side and by lands claimed by WILLIAM MOCK on the upper side. Witness: EDW DORSEY, THO A. KING 511C 16 September 1824 - JOSEPH HARRISON for $300 sells to THOMAS A. KING three town lots in Harrisonburg, Lot #4, Sq. #3 and # 5 & 6 and 12 acres fronting on Bayou & Prairie adjacent to lands of RICHARD KING and SALEB, a free woman of color, and 30 he-ad of cattle... Witness: WILLIAM BRYNE, J.N.B. THOMSON 512C 6 October 1824 - WILLIAM SHAW of the Parish of Catahoula appeared before SAMUEL LIGHTNER and acknowledge he owed CASPER & JOHN YOUNG the sum of $400 to be payable on the first day of April 1825 with 6% interest until paid, for which sum WILLIAM SHAW executed his promissory note bearing date of 1 January'1824... mortgages two negroes, REUBEN and BECKY ... Witness: R.S. LOVELACE, JOHN H. BRUCE 513C 5 October 1824 - JOHN J. BOWIE acknowledges debt to JAMES BOWIE, a free man of color, in the amount of $110 to be paid before the first of April next... at the rate of 10%... and mortgages negro boy, ANTOINE, about 12 years old... Witness: WILLIAM BRYNE, G.G. HOLDSHIP 514C ISAAC THOMAS and HENRY A. BULLARD, attorneys in fact of DANIEL W. COXE of the City of Philadelphia, in pursuance of an agreement dated 15 March 1820, recorded in the office of the Parish of Ouachita, between DANIEL W. COXE and BAGWELL BAILEY ... transfer to BAILEY of the Parish of Catahoula, a parcel of land on the River Ouachita in the Maison Rouge grant... Witness: D.F. SUTTON, G. OAKLEY First installment of $120 received 15 March 1821 from BAGWELL BAILEY Second installment of $120 received 22 March 1822 from BAGWELL BAILEY Ouachita - 27 February 1823 - $120 21 February 1824 -.$80 toward fourth installment Balance of last installment paid 6 October 1824 515C REZIN CRISWELL vs. GASTER LINDEY - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff $640 516C 9 October 1824 - H.A. BULLARD of the Parish of Rapides sells and transfers to JOHN H. OVERTON a town lot in Harrisonburg acquired through seizure ... BULLARD vs. JOHN HALEY ... for sum of $25. Witness:M.S. SPARK, W. DOWN 517C 3 January 1825 - PETER LACROIX sells negro girl, -FANNY,-to DAVID McCLURE for the sum of $400 ... FANNY is about 16 or 17 years of age. Witness: W. DOWNS, RICH KING 518C 3 January 1825 - RICHARD KING sells to ELIZA WYCHE a negro man, DAN, about 23 years of age, for $500 .../s/ RICHARD KING, HENRY WYCHE - Witness: W. DOWNS, J.A. PATTERSON -94- 519C 3 January 1825 - HENRY WYCHE sells to RICHARD KING, a negro man, DAN, about 23 years of age, for $400 ... Witness: S.W. DOWNS, J.A. PATTERSON 520C State of Louisiana, City of New Orleans - Before me, G.R. STRINGER, a Notary Public in the City of New Orleans, appeared JOHN HENRY of the City of New Orleans, this date 24 November 1824, and acknowledged that RICHARD KING had paid JOHN HENRY $100 for a parcel of land in the Parish of Catahoula on the right bank of the Washitaw containing 640 acres, registered in the land office of Red River as #75 and acquired by settlement right to THEOPALUS HUGHES who settled the land between 1801-1804, being same purchased from HUGHES by HENRY and afterwards confirmed by Act of Congress to HENRY, formerly claimed by JOHN CRANE ... now being sold to JOHN J. BOWIE ... s/ JOHN HENRY, JOHN J. BOWIE, RICHARD KING, HON. K. GORDON, JOHN PETERKIN, G.B. STRINGER 521C 4 January 1825 - RICHARD KING for $100 paid him by JOHN J. BOWIE sells undivided 112 interest of 640 acres lying on right bank of Ouachita River #70-74 (same land as 520-C) - Witness: THOMAS SPRUILL, JAMES H. CONNELLEY 522C 4 January 1825 - JOHN J. BOWIE sells to RICHARD KING for $300 an undivided one-half interest in 320 acres and 1/2 of 640 acres conveyed by JOHN HENRY to JOHN J. BOWRE and RICHARD KING ... Witness: THOMAS C. SPRUILL, JAMES H. CONNELLEY 523C 5 January 1825 - JOHN N.B. THOMPSON for $75 paid by RUTH NOBLES sells ground in Harrisonburg known as Pail Lot fronting on King St. adjoining lot of RICHARD KING ... Witness: RICH KING, REUBEN SUTTON 523C 6 January 1825- JUSHA CONNELLY appoints RICHARD KING his true and lawful attorney to receive my part in the succession of my late husband, JAMES CONNELLY, deceased ... /s/ GUSHA (x) CONNELLY, RICHARD KING 525C 12 January 1826 - MILO JOHNSON and wife,-MARY,-and ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND, Curator of LAMINDA SMITH and LAVONIA SMITH,-minor heirs of WILLIAM M. SMITH, deceased, and Curator of the estate, for $2180 paid to JOHNSON, JOHNSON sells a tract of land in Sicily Island to KIRKLAND - 64,0 acres - conveyed by MOSES KING to WILLIAM M. SMITH and which since his death has been set off to MARY JOHNSON, one of the heirs of WM. M. SMITH ... Witness: ZECH KIRKLAND, DAVID PHELPS 526C 17 February 1825 - FRANCIS WHITNEY, Sen. and NANCY DELATE,-- residents of Catahoula Parish, in presence of STACY M. HODKINS and FRANKLRN JACKSON are married this date... /s/ FRANCIS WHITNEY, NANCY (x)DELATE, No 5 October 1824 - JOHN SMITH for $1200 paid him by JOSEPH BEILLER assigns four preference rights to improvements to BEILLER, one improved by said SMITH and being same whereon SMITH now resides, also one other improvement made by ELI SMITH adjoining above improvement ... one improvement made by ROGERS and one improvement made by HOBBS... all improvements adjoining one another on Bayou Mason ... Witness: WILLIAM BYRNE, C.G.HOLDSH -95- 527C 9 January 1823 - We, JAMES BOWIE of the Parish of Rapides, and JOHN J. BOWIE of the Parish of Catahoula, for $600 paid us by JOSEPH THOMAS of the Parish of Catahoula, sell tract of land in Catahoula Parish on Bayou Clair containing 600 arpents, where THOMAS now resides, entered in the Land Office of the Northern District in favour of FRANCISCO de la GARSO, their #32 ... Witness: A.W. GRAYSON, THO GRAYSON, (blank) THOMAS 528C 1 April 1825 - ISAAC OBERRY for $350 paid him by JORDON OBERRY sells a negro man, CATO, about 27 years old ... Witness: FRED KIPER, JACOB KIPER 530C 1 April 1825 - JORDON OBERRY for $250 paid him by ISAAC OBERRY sells a negro man, ABRAM, about 27 years old ... Witness: FRED KIPER, JACOB KIPER 531C 6 April 1825 - ROBERT CALDWELL acknowledges he and JAMES C. CALDWELL were interested in purchasing a tract of land in Beouf Prairie containing 100 acres, being same purchased by ROBERT CALDWELL from JOHN D. THOMASON, also another tract on Bayou Bushley containing 320 acres being same purchased at Sheriff Sale by ROBERT CALDWELL in the suit of ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND against PHILIP CALDWELL and JAMES C. CALDWELL. ROBERT CALDWELL sets over unto JAMES C. CALDWELL an undivided 112 or moriety of the above tracts of land ... Witness: JAMES G. TALIAFERRO, JOHN GALVIN 532C 7 April 1825 - GRAYSON, Curator vs. EDWARD CIRBY - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $232.69 ... 533C -2 November 1824 - DAVID WILLIAMSON, for $143 paid him by JAMES B. MASTERS sells 200 acres of land near Catahoula Prairie,"being same conveyed by DAVID DEVORE to WILLIAMSON ... Witness: EBENZER LACY, WM (x) HAWTHORNE 534C 11 April 1825 - GEORGE BIRD and HIRAM BIRD, appoint brother, MAUNCE BIRD, true and lawful attorney in succession of our grandfather, GEORGE RODER, deceased, of the State of Virginia, being the father of our mother, deceased ... /s/ GEORGE BYRD, HIRAM BYRD - Witness: S.M. HODKINS, WM. G. OSBORN 535C 6 April 1825 - WILLIAM PICKETT, appears by his attorney, RUFUS K. PICKETT, of the State of Mississippi, and acknowledges that for $600 paid him by JOSIAH PICKETT, sells negro man"--jAKE, age 33 ... Witness: S.M. HODKINS, HENRY OBERRY 536C 26 April 1825 - JOSIAH PICKETT acknowledges that HENRY OBERRY entered as security on note with him for $600... mortgages negro man, JAKE Witness: RUFUS K. PICKETT, JOHN McCLANAHAN 537C ZECHARIAH L. KIRKLAND appoints COL. ZECHARIAH KIRKLAND as his true and lawful attorney in the suit of JOHN BOWIE - Witness: WILLIAM PARKER, FREDERICH GALLAWAY -96- 538C 31 May 1825 - JOHN J. BOWIE appeared before Parish Judge, SAMUEL LIGHTNER, and declared that he has this date made his full obligation in favor of Bank of Louisiana for the full sum of $1000 payable on 19 May next being for loan of money granted by said corporation ... BOWIE mortgages a tract of land confining 1350 American acres lying on Sicily Island and Deer Creek, 120 acres of which is in cultivation of corn and cotton, being same confirmed by PEDRA OPOLINAR 28 Feb.1823. Also one tract containing 640 acres on Bushley Bayou confirmed to him by REZIN BOWIE 25 May 1811, known by name of Bushley Bridge lately occupied by BOWIE... Witness: S.M. HODKINS, FRANKLIN JACKSON 539C Writ of Fieri Facias against ASA M. ROBERTSON in the suit of HENRY WYCHE ... seize land in Harrisonburg fronting on Bushley St ... JOHN M.B. THOMSON became the purchaser for $50. Witness: JOSEPH WILLIAMS, STACY M. HODKINS 540C 21 March 1825 - Alexandria, La. -- DITTO L. NUTTALL, M.D. granted license to practice medical and surgery in the State of Louisiana ... /s/ R.M. SIBLEY, J.D., L. HIXON, L.H. MADDOSCH, M.D. 541C 4 June 1825 - RICHARD LOVELACE for $850 paid him by GEORGE W. LOVELACE sells 170 acres of land being on Sicily Island adjacent to lands of SAMUEL LIGHTNER and where GEORGE W. LOVELACE now lives and part of 340 acres being lower half of same, together with house and buildings. Witness: STACY M. HODKINS, FRANCIS P. WALL 542C 20 July 1825 - THOMAS GRAYSON vs. GEORGE FOGLE - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $90 ... 543C 20 July 1825 - JOSEPH BEASLEY for $100 paid him by JAMES STEPHENS sells certain preference right on improvement which was made by HARMAN DASHAW and lying on the Bluff of the Mason and being same on which GEORGE BIRD now lives and which improvement has about 15 acres cleared together with house and buildings ... Witness: SAM JORDON, S.M. HODKINS 544C 2 August 1825 - JOSEPH J. WILLIAMS obligates himself to the President and Directors of the Bank of Louisiana in the sum of $300 ... mortgages tract of land containing 3 acres lying in the Parish of Catahoula adjoining town of Harrisonburg ... Witness: PHILIP J. HOOTER, FRANKLIN JACKSON 545C JOHN NEWCOMER for $700 paid him by JOSEPH BEILER for two improvements and rights of preference with the crop on both improvements,-with house and stock of hogs (150 head) on Bayou Mason ... the improvements made by JOSEPH KIMBLE sometime in the Spring of 1812, and sold to me in the winter of the same year and it being the place where I have resided from then to now... The other improvement made by CHRISTIAN NEWCOMER SEN. who made the improvement sometime in the year 1814 ... the two improvements adjoining each other ... Witness: THOMAS H. LOVET 546C 5 September 1825 - GODFREY HARVEY for $40 paid him by URIAH G. DANDY sells lot of ground in town of Harrisonburg, Lot #3, Sq. #12 ... GODFREY (x) HARVEY - Witness: JAS WILLIAMS, ED GOLDMAN -97- 547C 7 September 1825 - THOMAS A. KING, for $400 paid him by JACOB GARROT, sells house and lot lying in the town of Harrisonburg being the house and lot conveyed to JAMES McGRUDER & CO. by Sheriff's Sale and afterwards by McGRUDER to KING ... Witness: THOMAS BRYAN, JOSEPH A. PATTERSON 548C DAVID DEVORE for $300 paid him by ABRAH A. SEY, sells 342 acres on the waters of Bayou Bushley being the same acquired by right of a settlement Richet #627 dated 30 May 1811 ... DAVID DEVORE, A.B. SEAY Witness: R.C. SCOTT, JOHN M.B. THOMSON 549C 16 September 1825 - GEORGE W. LOVELACE appeared before JOHN H. BRUCE, Justice of the Peace, for $300 paid him by SAMUEL LIGHTNER sells 94 acres on Sicily Island adjoining lands now owned by LIGHTNER ... Witness: S.M. HODKINS, FRANKLIN JACKSON 550C HUGH B. JOHNSON vs. ROMLLER BROWN - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $592.24 551C 27 October 1825 - Marriage Contract - FRANCIS P. WALL and SARAH GRAYSON. As marriage settlement, negro girl mulatto, about 18 years of age named, PATSY... /s/ FRANCIS P. WA@L/ THOMAS GRAYSON - Witness: S.M. HODKINS, PHILIP J. HOOTER 552C 29 October 1825 - SARAH MULLINS sells to MRS. MARGARET KIPER for $300 an improvement of land where MRS. KIPER now lives formerly settled by DAVID CHOAT and being in Boeff Prairir... /s/ SARAH MULLINS Witness: PETER WILLIAMSON, J. HARLEE, FRED KIPER 553C DANIEL M. WARD of the City of Natchez, for $500 paid him by WM. P-290 WOOLDRIDGE sells a negro woman, PHILIS ... Witness: RICHARD KING, 554C Writ of Fieri Facias against NANCY HOLLY,- Tutrix and Curatrix of the Estate of JOHN HOLLY, deceased, in the suit of JOHN BUCKLEY ... seize land on Hemphill Creek, 800 arpents ... THOMAS A. KING became the purchaser for $50.50 ... /s/ THOMAS BRYAN, Witness: THOMAS C. SPRUELL, JAMES C. CALDWELL 555C 9 November 1825-RICHARD L. LOVELACE appears before JOHN H. BRUCE, JP P.290 of the Parish of Catahoula and for $850 paid by SAMUEL LIGHTNER sells parcel of land lying on Sicily Island on Bayou Macon... tract of land was conveyed to GEORGE W. LOVELACE and part to BENJAMIN BRUCE, 170 acres Witness: Z. SM. HILLBORNE, S.M. HODKINS 556C 11 November 1825 - WILLIAM DOBBS sells to WILLIAM E. PARKER, a negro woman named ALLEN, about 23 years of age, for $400... Witness: G.W. LOVELACE, FRANKLIN JACKSON -98- 557C 7 June 1825 - RICHARD KING this date made an obligation in favor of the President and Directors of the Bank of Louisiana for $2500 payable on the 7th day of June next, being for the loan of money, ... mortgages tract of land on Ouachita River ... 640 acres confirmed by an act of Congress to JOHN HENRY ... also one lot in the town of Harrisonburg on Main St ... also one house and lot on Main St... also one tract of land - 270 acres - on Bushley Bayou confirmed by the Board of Commissioners to ABSALOM SCOGGINS, conveyed to JOSEPH WRIGHT ... Witness: CALEB KING, JOHN J. BOWIE 558C 2 November 1825 - JEREMIAH ROBINET for $200 paid him by JOSEPH BEILLER sells certain improvement of land 112 mile from Bayou Mason being same on which ROBINET now resides adjoining lands claimed by BEILLER ... purchased by JOHN SMITH and on improvements of JOHN BROWN ... Witness: JOHN D. SMITH, THOMAS H. LEAVELL 559C 23 November 1825 - EDWARD SAMUEL SMITH for $600 paid him by JACOB BEILLER of the Parish of Concordia, sells improvement of land lying on Bayou Mason ... being improvement of JOHN BELL and sold by JOHN D. SMITH to WM. H. SMITH ... also one other improvement adjoining the same and lying between the same improvement and JAMES CORBITT and being same on which THOMAS LEAVELL now resides ... /s/ ELANNEY SMITH (JANNEL) Witness: FRANCIS P. WALL, SAMUEL JORDONS 560C 25 April 1826 - THOMAS BANKS, proprietor, residing in the City of New p.295 Orleans, acts as liquidator of the late firm of PATTERSON & PHILPOT, of the City, hardware dealers, composed of CHARLES PATTERSON and WM. PHILPOT, to settle debt owned. Recorded 7 August 1826 - HENRY HUMBLE buys mortgaged land for $1000. 561C 15 September 1826 - JOSEPH HEATON of the Parish of Ouachita admits debt to succession of NEIL GASTER in the sum of $830 to be paid before 1 March 1828 for negro purchased by the name of KAIN. Witness: B. BALLEW, SAMUEL NEWMAN 562C 6 October 1826 - State of Louisiana, Parish of East Feleciana -JOHN CARR being one of the legatees of the estate of BENJAMIN CORBIT, deceased, appoints VINCENT GARR, Parish of Baton Rouge, his legal attorney ... /s/ JOHN CARR - Witness: RAUSON M. COLLINS, ANGUS McGELIARY 563C 6 March 1826 - GIDEON CARR appeared before THOMAS SCOTT, Parish Judge, and appoints his brother, VINCENT CARR of East Baton Rouge, his lawful attorney to receive for him from the Estate of BENJAMIN CORBITT his full portion of the estate as one of the heirs ... Witness: WM. H. BROWDER, FRED WILLIAMS 564C 14 December 1826 - ELIZA DESHA for $3000 paid him by ROBERT DESHA sells six slaves: CATO, a negro man about 25; SALLY, a woman about 25; SOPHY a woman about 16; ELIZA about 16; and HANNAH about 20; and MINGO, a boy about 10. Witness: J.J. BOWIE, WILLIAM HAWTHORNE -99- 565C 7 October 1826 - WILLIAM BYRNE for $10 paid him by SAMUEL GORDON sells to GORDON a parcel of land in the town of Harrisonburg, Lot #1 Sq. #8, being same purchased by WILLIAM BYRNE from JOHN J. BOWIE adjoining lots on Pine St ... Witness: JOSEPH A. PATTERSON, JAS. WILLIAMS 566C 9 March 1827 - JAMES SHARP vs. GEORGE FOGLE and BEORGE BYRD Judgment by default - Plaintiff SHARP recovers $200 with interest. 567C 20 March 1827 - HARMAN DASH, SENIOR for $300 paid him by WILLIAM DASH a minor over the age of puberty, sells negro girl, SOUSAN, about 16 of 17, ... and on this day came WILLIAM DASH by his father, HARMAN DASH, JR. /s/ HARMAN (x) DASH, JR., HARMAN (x) DASH, SR. Witness: CHARLES McGEE, JOHN R. MATTHEWS 568C 9 March 1827 - JOHN M. McCOMAS & CO. vs. GEORGE FOGAL - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff, JOSIAS H. McCOMAS and JAMES A. GARRET - recover $144.38 ... 569C THOMAS A KING for $3162.24 paid him by McLEAD & CAMPBELL, Merchants of New Orleans, sells lot of ground in Harrisonburg, Lot #4, Sq. #3, and Lot #5, Sq. #3, conveyed by JOHN J. BOWIE to THOMAS A. KING ... also one lot adjoining lots formerly owned by DAVID A. PHELPS, also 112 lot #6, Sq. #2, also negro man, 38 years old named REFING HOLLY, also all my bonds, notes and book accounts due THOMAS A. KRNG for merchandise sold for years 1825, '1826, 1827 and up to 3rd of March of said year ... /s/ THOMAS A. KING, McLEAD & CAMPBELL - Witness: JAMES DAUGHTORS, JONATHAN HAGGERTY 570C CHARLES C. RIVES for $600 paid by MATHIAS RINEHART sells two negroes: AMELIA age 24 and TOM, her son, about 5. /s/ CHARLES C. RIVES, MATHIAS (x) RINEHART - Witness: JAMES DAUGHTERS, HENRY HAIR 571C 3 April 1827 - JOHN J. BOWIE for $275 paid by LUCRETIA HARRISON sells a house and lot in the town of Harrisonburg known as Point Lot or Henry Point, being same on which LUCRETIA HARRISON now resides... bought at Sheriff's Sale ... Witness: THOMAS A. KING, Z. KIRKLAND 572C 6 April 1827 - BALDWIN MALLET for $10,000 paid him by CHARLES C.,RIVES sells following parcel of property: ten negroes: BILL, 45; ANNIS, his wife, 25; RACHEL, 10; LUCY, 5; HARRY, 2 (their children); TONE 37; LOUISA, his wife, 24; AMELIA, 24; TOM, her son 5; ISAAC, 15; plus horses, cattle, farming utensils, household and kitchen furnishings, 200 acres of land on which CHAS. RIVES now resides and a preference right to 300 acres ... 573C CHARLES C. RIVES acknowledges debt of $694.25 to BALDWIN MALLET ... mortgages two negroes ISAAC about 15 and RACHEL about 10 ... Witness: THOMAS BRYAN, S.M. HODKINS No November 19, 1823 - Received of HENRY WYCHE $125 in full settlement of co-partnership between WYCHE and JOSEPH SLAWSON (could be JOSEPH S. LAWSON) ... -100- 574C 11 May 1827 - LUMAN PHELPS for $450 paid him by THOMAS B. RUTLAND sells negro girl, ELIZA, about 20 years old ... Witness: JAMES BROWN, SAM GORDON 575C 9 April 1820 - WILLIAM J. CRAIG has this date applied for a license to practice law in the Territory of Arkansas... /s/ ANDREW SCOTT No 25 June 1827 - Personally appeared before me one of the judges of the Supreme Court for Territory of Arkansas, WILLIAM J. CRAIG, took oath to support the Constitution of the United States and also the oath of office as Attorney and Counselor at Law for the Arkansas Territory ... /s/ ELI J. LEWIS, Clerk - March 18, 1822 576C 2 July 1827 - ELI MONTGOMERY vs. JOHNSON & KING - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $200 ... 577C LOVETT NEWMAN vs. GEORGE FOGAL - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $108.40 ... 578C WILLIAM BRUNE vs. JAMES G. TALIAFERRO - Judgment in favor of p-305 Plaintiff for $49.12 ... No 30 July 1827 - JAMES SHAW sells to JOHN McCLANNAHAN all my real and personal property which contains cattle,-hogs,,one horse and the farm on which I reside and the crops that are growing on said farm for $400. Witness: JOHN R. MATTHEWS 579C October 1827 - WILLIAM BRUNE vs. JOHN J. BOWIE - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $327.60 580C October 1827 -ELI MONTGOMERY vs' JOHN J. BOWIE - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $336.40 581C 12 November 1827 - EDWARD DORSEY and his wife, HANAH, sell for $1200 to GEORGE N. MATTHEWS, a negro woman, EVE, about and four children: CAROLINE, CATE, JIM and DICK. Witness: DAVID PHELPS, THOMAS B. MATTHEWS 582C 24 December 1827 - City of New Orleans - Sale to THOMAS A. KING, a negro woman, PHEBE, for $40Q ... /s/ JOHN CONNELLY 583C 24 December 1827 - City of New Orleans - Notary acknowledgment of signature of JOHN CONNELLY 584C 8 December 1827 - WILLIAM E. PARKER and SARAH, his wife, sell to JAMES DESHA for $6400 a parcel of land on Waters of Lovelace Lake in Sicily Island, granted by the Board of Commissioners to JOHN J. BOWIE, SR. then of the County of Rapides, by Certificate dated 7 May 1812, B-1965, containing 640 acres ... Witness: F. GALLAWAY, HENRY ROGERS 585C 7 February 1828 - ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND for $1100 paid him by DITTO L. p.309 NUTTALL, sells negro man, LAD, about 29 and negro woman, HANNAH about 30. /s/ Z.T. KIRKLAND, DITTO L. NUTTALL, rite of his wife, MARTHA NUTTALL Witness: DORSEY, MICHAEL H. DOSSON -101- 586C 8 May 1828 - R.C. KING vs. PHILIP GREEN & WIFE, Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $220.94 587C 7 March 1828 - JEFFERSON DORSEY is appointed attorney in fact to accept from the heirs of COL. ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND, deceased, a conveyance for all that tract of land in the town of Harrisonburg, Lot #1, Sq. #12 and fraction of Lot #1, Sq. #6 now in occupancy of JOSEPH A. PATTERSON. /s/ THOMAS BRYAN 588C 18 March 1828 - ZACHARIAH T. KIRKLAND, WILLIAM E. PARKER for his wife, SARAH, DITTO L. NUTTALL for his wife, MARTHA E. NUTTALL, ZACHARIAH H. DORSEY by his attorney in fact, DITTO L. NUTTAL, WILLIAM E. PARKER, Curator ad bond foe LUMINDA M. SMITH and MILO JOHNSON, heir and legatee of his wife, POLLY JOHNSON, all representative heirs of the succession of ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND, deceased, for the sum of $72.50 paid them by THOMAS BRYAN sells to BRYAN two town lots in Harrisonburg, Lot #I, Sq. #6, and Lot #1, Sq. #12. /s/ Z.T. KIRKLAND, WM. E. PARKER write for his wife, SARAH PARKER and formerly SARAH KIRKLAND, DITTO L. NUTTALL write for his wife, MARTHA E. NUTTALL, Z.H. DORSEY, write for his wife, LEVENIA P. DORSEY by his attorney DITTO L. NUTTALL, WM. E. PARKER-curator ad bond for LUMINDA M. SMITH, MILO JOHNSON in write for his wife MARY J. JOHNSON, deceased and heir and legatee of said MARY J. SMITH, JEFFERSON DORSEY attorney for THOMAS BRYAN 589C 18 March 1828 - ELI MONTGOMERY vs. JOHN J. BOWIE - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $396.40 590C WILLIAM BRUNE vs. JOHN J. BOWIE Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $327.63 591C JOSEPH J. PATTERSON vs. JOHN J. BOWIE - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $170.00 592C 11 March 1828 - MILO JOHNSON of Warren County, Mississippi and LAVINIA, his wife, for $550 paid by ZACHARIAH H. DORSEY, sells negro woman slave, HARRIETT, about 17 years old ... Witness: JEFF DORSEY, SAM GORDON 593C 18 March 1828 - ZACHARIAH f. KIRKLAND for $1525 paid him by ZACtiARIAH H. DORSEY and LEVINIA P. DORSEY, his wife, sells two slaves: SAM about 28 and JUHITA about 17 ... Witness: JEFF DORSEY, SAM GORDON 594C 18 March 1828 - ZACHARIAH DORSEY and LAVENIA P. DORSEY, for $450 paid by MILO THOMAS, sells negro slave, JORDON about 35 years old.. Witness: JEFFERSON DORSEY, SAMUEL GORDON 595C 18 March 1828- ZACHARIAH DORSEY and LAVENIA P. DORSEY for $1525 paid by ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND sell three negro slaves: SANCO about 40, HARRIETT about 17, and JULIA about 40. Witness: JEFFERSON DORSEY, SAMUEL GORDON 102 596C 6 February 1825 - Before BENJAMAN W. JOHNSON, Notary Public for the County of Claiborne, State of Mississippi, appeared MARY SLATER, wife of JAMES SLATER, of the County of Hinds, and appoints JAMES SLATER her true and lawful attorney, revoking all others ... /s/ MARY SLATER 597C Notary acknowledges signature of MARY SLATER 598C MILO JOHNS of Warren County, Mississippi, appoints SAMUEL PLOWDON my true and lawful attorney to execute deed of conveyance for a parcel of land in Sicily Island. 599C 8 May 1828 - R.S. KING vs. JOHN HOLLEY - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $90.56 600C 8 May 1828 - THOMAS A. KING vs. A. SEAY & wife - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $296.00 601C RICHARD KING vs. A.B. SEAY and wife - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $280.96. 602C 4 June 1828 - THOMAS KING and RICHARD KING relinquish right of recorded judgment on land belonging to... ABRAM B. LEA on waters of the Bushley ... for the purpose of allowing LEA to mortgage land at the Bank of Alexandria in order to raise money for our benefit. 603C 5 June 1828 - MILO JOHNSON for $16 paid him by JOSEPH J. WILLIAMS sells 1/4 of parcel of land containing 8 acres formerly owned by CHARLES HARVEY and acquired by ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND , Curator of the succession of WILLIAM M. SMITH at Sheriff's Sale and adjoining lands of WILLIAM LANIUS ... 604C MARY ANN EDWARDS, of the County of Jefferson, State of Mississippi, appoints SOLOMAN STAMPLEY her true and lawful attorney to settle with the Curator of the Estate of BENJAMIN CORBIT, deceased,'-and recover her distributive share ... Witness: ALEX. MONTGOMERY 605C 4 June 1828 - JAMES & ROBERT CILDWELL (JAMES CALDWELL of the Parish of Ouachita) for $850 paid by SAMUEL LIGHTNER, sell negro woman, POLLY, about 25, and her two children JIM, age 4, and LARO a girl about 7 ... Witness: Z.T. KIRKLAND, THOMAS C. SPRUELL 606C 4 June 1828 - WILLIAM BRUNE vs. HUGH B. JOHNSON - Judgment fn favor of Plaintiff for $400.91 ... 607C FERGUSON & VORWERB vs. HUGH B. JOHNSON - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $128.12 ... -103- 608C 21 July 1828 - CHARLES MATTHEWS for $300 paid by LUMAN PHELPS sells crop of cotton and corn that MATTHEWS has growing on the improvement of land belonging to the succession of WILLIAM BROWN, deceased, also one sorrel horse called Old Ball. Witness: JOHN T. BROWN, G.W. LOVELACE 609C 2 January 1826 - WILLIAM BROWN of the Parish of Rapides for $100 paid him by WILLIAM FRANCIS sells one undivided half of 640 acres on the waters of Hemphill Creek adjoining lands claimed by MRS. BROWN being same conveyed to JACOB SLATER bearing date of 18 December 1822 and B.N. #1868 Register #290. Witness: JAS. WILLIAMS,C. LANE 610C 2 January 1826 - WILLIAM BROWN of the Parish of Rapides for $100 paid him by JOSEPH FRANCIS sells an undivided 1/2 of 640 acres on Waters of HEMPHILL Creek adjoining lands claimed by MRS. BROWN ... 611C 10 January 1826 - JAMES H. PEKINS for $490 paid by GEORGE-N. MATTHEWS sells negro girl, MARY, about 13 ... /s/ JAMES H. PIKINS, 'GEORGE N. MATTHEWS - Witness: LUMAN PHELPS, JONATHAN J. BROWN 612C 10 January 1826 - JAMES H. PIKINS of the State of Tennessee for $550 paid him by LUMAN PHELPS sells negro girl, ELIZA, about 17 or 18 ... Witness: G.N. MATTHEWS, JONT J. BROWN 613C MILO JOHNSON and his wife,"MARY, sell to ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND, Curator of the Estate of WILLIAM M. SMITH, deceased, and Curator of the minor heirs of the deceased, LAMINDA & LAVINIA, rhortgage land (218 acres) to secure two notes ($500 and $1827) ... Witness: Z.T. KIRKLAND, DAVID PHELPS 614C 16 January 1826 - WILLIAM OSBUN-for $400 paid him by ANDREW POSEY and DAVID POSEY, sell improvement of land being on Bayou Mason and being the same claimed by heirs of ICHABOD OSBURN, deceased, and sold by an order of the Judge of Probate ... /s/ WILLIAM G. OSBURN, ANDREW POSEY - Witness: S.M. HODKINS, JAMES CORBIT 615C 16 January 1826 - DAVID & ANDREW POSEY acknowledge debt of $300 to WILLIAM OSBURN representative of the succession of ICHABOD OSBURN, deceased ... executes three notes payable and mortgages land as security for payment of the notes ... Witness: JAMES CORBIT 616C 2 January 1826 - Parish of East Baton Rouge... JUDY COOPER and FANNY BLOUNT give ANDREW M. POWERS a power of attorney to settle the estate of BENJAMIN CORBIT,-deceased, being heirs of the estate ... /s/ JUDY COOPER, FANNY (x) BLOUNT, JOSEPH (x) COOPER - Witness: L. SHIPPERS 617C 3 March 1826 - Before JOHN B. BRUICE, one of the Justice of Peace of the Parish of Catahoula,-came heirs and representatives of the Estate of JOHN LOVELACE, SR., deceased,-and for $500 paid to them by MARTHA DITTO sell a piece of land (95 acres) lying and being in Sicily Island adjoining lands of MRS. DITTO on lower side and lands claimed by pre-emption rights by the heirs of WILLIAM M. SMITH, deceased, being the balance of the tract of land sold by JOHN LOVELACE, SR. to WILLIAM M. SMITH, deceased ... the said MARTHA DITTO being here present by her Grandfather, ZECHARIAH KIRKLAND ... -104- 617C /s/ THOMAS L. LOVELACE for the heirs of J. LOVELACE, RICHARD LOVELACE, JOHN L. WALL, attorney in fact for SARAH WALL, G.W. LOVELACE, NANCY HOOTER, ZECHARIAH, KIRKLAND - Witness: SAMUEL GORDON, G.N. MATTHEWS 618C 4 March 1826 - GEORGE W. LOVELACE, RICHARD L. LOVELACE of Catahoula Parish, JOHN L. WALL, attorney in fact for SARAH WALL of Wilkinson Co., State of Mississippi ... for $1900 paid them by GEORGE N. MATTHEWS sell 3/6 of undivided parel of land belonging to the Estate of JOHN LOVELACE lying and being on Sicily Island ... Witness: SAM GORDON, LUMAN PHELPS 619C 4 March 1826 - GEORGE N. MATTHEWS acknowledges debt to SARAH WALL in the sum of $750 ... executed note and mortgages 1/6 part of parcel of land as security - /s/ G.N. MATTHEWS, JOHN L. WALL attorney in fact for SARAH WALL - Witness: SAM GORDON, LUMAN PHELPS 620C 8 March 1826 - JOHN J. BOWIE for $200 paid him by ABRAM GRAY sells to GRAY an improvement of land lying in Catahoula Prairie having a right of preemption and known by the name of RICHARD EARL's OLD PLACE, being same purchased at Sheriff's Sale... Witness: RICHARD KING, JAS J. WILLIAMS 621C 8 March 1826 - JOHN TILMAN for $200 paid him by JOHN J. BOWIE and RICHARD KING sell piece of land (640 acres) lying on Bayou Bushley confirmed by Commissioner's Certificate bearing date of 5 June 1811 BN #714, to ANGUS McCOY ... Witness: JAS J. WILLIAMS, C.C. KING JOHN TILMAN signs with an X 622C 6 March 1826 - New Orleans - We,- the undersigned, have removed our property to the County of Warren,'State of Mississippi, and have become citizens and inhabitants of the'Couhty and State aforementioned, do make this public declaration and request you to put it on record that neither of us consider ourselves to be either citizens or inhabitants of the State of Louisiana ... Your obedient servants: MILO JOHNSON, MARY J. JOHNSON 623C BURWELL BOYT sells to JOHN C. MELLER a negro woman slave,-SARAH, about 25 or 26 years old for $450... /s/ BURWELL BOYTT, JOHN C. MELLOR, Witness: S.M. HODKINS, SAM G-ORDON 624C JOSEPH SARGENT does hereby declare that I do make the Parish of Catahoula, State of Louisiana,'my place of residence and that the Parish and State is my domicile this 22 March 1826... 625C WHITE & NEWHOUSE vs. GEORGE FOGAL - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $232.50 ... 626C HENRY WYCHE vs. JAMES WALLACE - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff hogs mentioned in petition to be delivered in one month ... 627C 4 March 1826 - JAMES SHARP for $400 paid him by JAMES CORBIT sells land on Bayou Mason bound on south by lands of JOSEPH BEILLER, on east by Bayou Mason and on north by JOSEPH ADAIR's mill and on west by Congress lands ... /s/ JAMES (x) SHARP, JAMES CORBIT - Witness: Z.T. KIRKLAND, SAM GORDON 105- ###acw